M. Lemay Lead Paint Consulting

Mickie Lemay has been testing homes in north-central Massachusetts for lead paint for years — her own site says since 2006, though BBB's file on the business only goes back to 2016. Either way, she's a sole proprietor working roughly a 40-mile radius out of Lunenburg, handling initial inspections, reinspections, Section 8 inspections and the walkthrough education visits landlords sometimes need. The reviews, going back to 2016, describe the same thing over and over: she's fast, thorough, and explains what she finds in plain language. One 2020 review says she wouldn't sign off on a deleading job until it met her own standard, and would charge the contractor, not the homeowner, to come back if it didn't. A 2024 reviewer who was nervous about lead remediation says her explanations made the process straightforward, and more than one customer says she showed up and finished the inspection within a day of calling. One 2017 review, still rated four stars, says the cost came in higher than expected — the only complaint on file in nearly a decade of reviews. For a lead paint inspection anywhere in the greater Fitchburg-Leominster area, a long, consistent record of thorough, fast work makes her a solid choice — just confirm pricing up front given that one older account.